Carefull or careful?
Did you mean careful? Here's the right spelling and how to remember it.
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Correct spelling: careful. Misspelling: carefull.
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Memory tip
Care + ful: the suffix -ful always has a single L.
Why people write “carefull”
The misspelling “carefull” is only one letter off: it doubles the L, which careful spells with just one.
Spell-checkers catch the mistake in a document, but not in a handwritten note, a text message or a word game. Writing the word out a few times while saying the tricky part aloud is the quickest way to make careful automatic.
What does “careful” mean?
careful adjective
- exercising caution or showing care or attention
“they were careful when crossing the busy street”
- cautiously attentive
“careful of her feelings”
Synonyms:heedful
- unhurried and with care and dignity
“walking at the same measured pace”
Synonyms:deliberatemeasured
- full of cares or anxiety
“Thou art careful and troubled about many things"-Luke 10.41”
Definitions from WordNet 3.1, Princeton University. Full dictionary entry
“Careful” in a sentence
- Be careful on the icy steps.
- They were careful when crossing the busy street.
- Careful of her feelings.
- Walking at the same measured pace.
Is “careful” a playable word?
12 points in Scrabble · 15 in Words With Friends
- Scrabble (US)
- Scrabble (UK)
- Words With Friends
“carefull” is not accepted in any of these games. See every word you can make from CAREFUL.